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david wright, abc news, washington. >>> one last note from here in haiti, amid all the despair, a baby girl weighing 5 pounds was born. in a courtyard of a salvation army clinic here. mother and baby are doing fine. i'm dan harris in port-au-prince, for david muir in new york and from all of us at abc news, good night. (announcer) how do you take a dull look and turn up the cool? put it on ice: ice shine from pantene this advanced pro-vitamin system starts at the core and helps polish strand by strand for twice the shine twice the cool plus, the "total hair satisfaction guarantee" means love pantene... or we'll switch you back to your old shampoo or conditioner. when it's time to shine, even leading salon brands
david wright, abc news, washington. >>> one last note from here in haiti, amid all the despair, a baby girl weighing 5 pounds was born. in a courtyard of a salvation army clinic here. mother and baby are doing fine. i'm dan harris in port-au-prince, for david muir in new york and from all of us at abc news, good night. (announcer) how do you take a dull look and turn up the cool? put it on ice: ice shine from pantene this advanced pro-vitamin system starts at the core and helps polish...
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i'm looking at the kind of economist that the republicans in washington and groups like the united states chamber of commerce are trotting out and supporting their laissez faire tax cuts and trying to say that tax cuts create jobs, and i've never seen any evidence of that in my lifetime. i'm also wondering what you think about increasing stimulus and actually going out and spending more money to try to create somee guest: well, at this point, i think it would probably be not a good idea to have a second stimulus package for this reason. if you look at the economy, there's an awful lot of evidence that we've really turned the corner, that we're past the bottom, and that, at least in terms of g.d.p., things are turning upwards and the stock market's rise is evidence of that, because it tends to rise in advance of changes in the real economy. and you've got a growing numbers of economists who are predicting what's called a v-shaped recovery, which would quite a rapid increase, and any number of economists are predicting 4% growth next year and things of that sort. the problem, is the real pr
i'm looking at the kind of economist that the republicans in washington and groups like the united states chamber of commerce are trotting out and supporting their laissez faire tax cuts and trying to say that tax cuts create jobs, and i've never seen any evidence of that in my lifetime. i'm also wondering what you think about increasing stimulus and actually going out and spending more money to try to create somee guest: well, at this point, i think it would probably be not a good idea to have...
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." >> bruce bartlett appeared on c-span's washington journal to discuss his new book, the new american economy. the former reagan economic advisor says the government needs to raise taxes in order to stop the growth of our ever-expanding debt. the program is 45 minutes. >> we're joined by bruce bartlett, his new book, "the new american economy." you call yourself a supply-side or former supply-cider. what is supply-side economics. >> guest: it's a euphemism for an economic viewpoint that developed in the late 1970s where we had a problem of stag nation, rising unemployment and rising inflation, and the existing freestyle, economic freestyle was based on the theirs of john may understand canes which had been developed in the 1930s. those policies presupposed a deflation near situation so when you use them in an inflationary situation, all they did was make inflation worse, and the inflation eventually made the unemployment worse. so, the supply-ciders look around for a different way, and their philosophy was to tighten the money supply that -- severely to reduce inflation, and at the sa
." >> bruce bartlett appeared on c-span's washington journal to discuss his new book, the new american economy. the former reagan economic advisor says the government needs to raise taxes in order to stop the growth of our ever-expanding debt. the program is 45 minutes. >> we're joined by bruce bartlett, his new book, "the new american economy." you call yourself a supply-side or former supply-cider. what is supply-side economics. >> guest: it's a euphemism for...
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three weeks of deadly sniper attacks around washington d.c. ten dead three wounded. trent lott resigns as senate republican leader after praising retiring senator strom thurmon, but the top story of the year, the war on terror continued and u.s. and afghan troops continued the largest ground assault in the u.s. led military campaign since the war began in october of 2001. what did you think of the press coverage as the war began there? >> i think that the afghanistan war back then was very popular to cover. i think that was, as cal indicated, that's when the country was really united behind among other people president bush. we remember president bush's pitch in the yankees world series 2001, but that halo of goodwill ga goodwill carried over to 2002. >> jon: cal, your take there? >> well, i think that the unity was good and we all celebrated including the media and many remember the controversy over american flag lapel pins not only on this network, tom brokaw on nbc had to defend himself not wearing the american flag pin and got to be incredibly silly. the job of t
three weeks of deadly sniper attacks around washington d.c. ten dead three wounded. trent lott resigns as senate republican leader after praising retiring senator strom thurmon, but the top story of the year, the war on terror continued and u.s. and afghan troops continued the largest ground assault in the u.s. led military campaign since the war began in october of 2001. what did you think of the press coverage as the war began there? >> i think that the afghanistan war back then was...
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he's been heard every morning on waal talk radio in washington, d.c. he's our guest tonight on c-span's "q&a." . .
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there's a sense that change in washington hasn't come fast enough. there's a tidal wave of anger coming toward her that they miscalculated. they didn't respect the intensity of it and didn't respond quickly enough. the republican did, larry. >> larry: dana bash, what's the sentiment on the hill? is there a chance the house will pass the senate version and get this quicked passed by going to the senate and they'll approve it, they don't need 60 votes? >> reporter: it looks very, very unlikely this evening. i spoke to many how democratic lawmakers, and many said they don't see it possible. they personally would not vote yes, and all you need is a couple of house democrats to drop off. that throws that idea of the house passing the senate bill out the window. what is next? that is such a big question mark. house democratic leaders huddled in nancy pelosi's office a short while ago to watch the returns, and they're trying to figure out what to do with health care. there is no clearer path. all of the options are very, very bad when it comes to trying to
there's a sense that change in washington hasn't come fast enough. there's a tidal wave of anger coming toward her that they miscalculated. they didn't respect the intensity of it and didn't respond quickly enough. the republican did, larry. >> larry: dana bash, what's the sentiment on the hill? is there a chance the house will pass the senate version and get this quicked passed by going to the senate and they'll approve it, they don't need 60 votes? >> reporter: it looks very, very...
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it is washington's other "the situation room." i have been congested for the last 10 days and it is so frustrating. (announcer) do you want to give afrin a try? ok. i can breathe through my nose immediately. afrin has made me happy. is that a silly statement? (announcer) afrin. why suffer? controlling information coming out of the country, it is really difficult to gain a full picture. for some perspective, azar nafisi is joining us now, author of the best-selling book "reading lolita in tehran." thank you for joining us in "the situation room." clearly you have your fingers on the pulse of what is happening inside of the country. we have seen over weeks the huge demonstrations there turning very, very violent. you friends and family there. what do you make of what is happening on the ground inside of your home country now? >> you know, suzanne, i think how amazing it is about iran that it always proves to be the exception that becomes the rule. and when the islamic republic happened, nobody expected a country that was secular to
it is washington's other "the situation room." i have been congested for the last 10 days and it is so frustrating. (announcer) do you want to give afrin a try? ok. i can breathe through my nose immediately. afrin has made me happy. is that a silly statement? (announcer) afrin. why suffer? controlling information coming out of the country, it is really difficult to gain a full picture. for some perspective, azar nafisi is joining us now, author of the best-selling book "reading...
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my guy won the race, came down to washington. i became his chief of staff at 24 years old or something like that. i was horrible, just horrible. you know what? i was really good at campaigns. i was terrible at administration. so when they started talking about all the detailed stuff that you go through before you get to there, the media stuff, that is something you pay attention to in a campaign. so i decided campaigns were for me, and i kept working for the republican national party and other organizations. i worked for dirk's company who did ronald reagan's polling. i have worked offering from city council race ns cincinnati, ohio, to ukraine to the first democratic polls in south africa. i have done work all over the world. i have worked in every state but won. i have not worked in wyoming yet. this experience you are going to go through is incredible. this is how i got started. this is how my partner, glen, got started. it is really terrific that all of you are here. i wish there were more republicans, but i can understand. t
my guy won the race, came down to washington. i became his chief of staff at 24 years old or something like that. i was horrible, just horrible. you know what? i was really good at campaigns. i was terrible at administration. so when they started talking about all the detailed stuff that you go through before you get to there, the media stuff, that is something you pay attention to in a campaign. so i decided campaigns were for me, and i kept working for the republican national party and other...
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here in washington. david sheer is -- david is ain the state department, in the asia-pacific region. he focuses on china. >> did this come up at the secretary's dinner last thursday? >> not to my knowledge. >> china relations. he did talk about that yesterday. this is also a business issue. if business is one of the brighter spots of u.s.-china relations, can business goes sour -- if thosexd relations gos sour, what else is there is a glue to hold them together? >> you are talking about interaction between the two largest economies in the world. so we are going to do business together. that is not the issue. the issue is whether the issue is within our economic relationship -- this is a serious issue. -- on a number of levels. as we have talked about, there are business standards and expectations, international norms that you expect of your business partners. and we have had multiple conversations with china about activity both in this area and more broadly. we have a mature relationship with china. we h
here in washington. david sheer is -- david is ain the state department, in the asia-pacific region. he focuses on china. >> did this come up at the secretary's dinner last thursday? >> not to my knowledge. >> china relations. he did talk about that yesterday. this is also a business issue. if business is one of the brighter spots of u.s.-china relations, can business goes sour -- if thosexd relations gos sour, what else is there is a glue to hold them together? >> you...
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host: washington d.c., go ahead. caller: how does the irs regulate those taxpayers who are not lawyers or accountants? [unintelligible] and there is no form of identity for the tax preparers. how you plan to do this from the recommendations you have made? guest: that is a good question and it is one of my concerns with the proposal as it stands right now. there is a pattern, a model of doing a tax preparation were the person actually need at the tax -- the person that the customer meet at the tax preparation shop may not be the person who signed the return. and as you all may not know, anyone who have -- and as you all know, anyone who prepares a return has to sign it and track whether they are accurate themselves in doing the return. the person who you are meeting may not be the one that signs in who we can track. the irs is proposing to recall require not -- to require non- signers to be regulated. that concerns me because someone who may not have ever met the taxpayer is the one assigned to return and we may not h
host: washington d.c., go ahead. caller: how does the irs regulate those taxpayers who are not lawyers or accountants? [unintelligible] and there is no form of identity for the tax preparers. how you plan to do this from the recommendations you have made? guest: that is a good question and it is one of my concerns with the proposal as it stands right now. there is a pattern, a model of doing a tax preparation were the person actually need at the tax -- the person that the customer meet at the...
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robert -- mcdowell of the fcc, cecilia kang of "the washington post." >> guest: thanks for having me. >> host: thank you. >> secretary of state hillary clinton recently commemorated the conference on women's health issues. she now talks about the goals reached on a -- these issues will be part of her agenda during a three-nation pacific trip that begins this week to australia, new zealand, and new guinea. from the state department, this is about half an hour. >> thank you all very much. my goodness, thank you. wow, this is a wonderful occasion. several of us were quite nervous when we saw the snow start last night, so i'm delighted the sun is out and shining on all of you here as we gather for this the commemoration of the 15th anniversary of the ground-breaking gathering and agreement in cairo. when i think about that and the thousands of people who were part of it who came together to declare with one voice that reproductive health care is critical to the health of women and that women's health is essential to the prosperity and opportunity of all, to the stability of families and c
robert -- mcdowell of the fcc, cecilia kang of "the washington post." >> guest: thanks for having me. >> host: thank you. >> secretary of state hillary clinton recently commemorated the conference on women's health issues. she now talks about the goals reached on a -- these issues will be part of her agenda during a three-nation pacific trip that begins this week to australia, new zealand, and new guinea. from the state department, this is about half an hour....
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joining me now from washington, d.c. is tom blank, former head of tsa policy. good to see you, good morning. we've had a series of debates ever since christmas day about how effective or ineffective patdowns are and these screening machines are 73 let's start with the patdowns, do you think they have a place in aviation security? >> they certainly have a place in aviation security. we don't want to eliminate any tools when we're dealing with people like the christmas day terrorist. >> certainly in the short-term, since so few places have access to the more sophisticated screening machines? >> i think what we've got to do is figure out a way to expedite the deployment of the x-ray, and technologies. this is what's going to help us find explosive material, organic material at the checkpoint. that's what the patdown is designed to do. but we shouldn't be relying on that when we have technology that can do a much, much better job for us. >> you know, i've heard a lot of conflicting information about that. we just had someone on in the last hour about exactly how ef
joining me now from washington, d.c. is tom blank, former head of tsa policy. good to see you, good morning. we've had a series of debates ever since christmas day about how effective or ineffective patdowns are and these screening machines are 73 let's start with the patdowns, do you think they have a place in aviation security? >> they certainly have a place in aviation security. we don't want to eliminate any tools when we're dealing with people like the christmas day terrorist....
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so he said to me len i am going to washington, i'm going to the archives. i have admiral wellen dare's confession. wellen there was the admiral under moore who was inside the white house directing the entire operation. he said i want to try and get it for you. and sure enough he came out with a transcription of the confession in which he lays the whole case out, what they still, briefcases they broke open, and he also says and al haig cut is in on their plans. and he goes on to talk about they in some detail. that document is still classified. you can't get that document out. we have that document and we have now put it on line. i have it in my first book. ism pork in this context. to understand the military while the republicans and democrats come and go the military stays. and i want to talk about the military as though they are one because they are not. their people in the military who don't agree with the kramer deal of things that these folks did. and they saw this is a very dangerous. machen to the point that they were willing to steal documents. they
so he said to me len i am going to washington, i'm going to the archives. i have admiral wellen dare's confession. wellen there was the admiral under moore who was inside the white house directing the entire operation. he said i want to try and get it for you. and sure enough he came out with a transcription of the confession in which he lays the whole case out, what they still, briefcases they broke open, and he also says and al haig cut is in on their plans. and he goes on to talk about they...
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we were most of you probably read proust kaufman's op-ed in the washington post yesterday and if you didn't you should have is good, the two things i think bruce didn't mention there are that al-qaeda right now is doubling down on trying to delegitimize and discredit the pakistan and a regime, one, and secondly there are increasing their efforts to co-op with a public opinion surrounding the israeli-palestinian conflict and that's creating all sorts of problems for them but also opportunities. >> thank you. and some more questions? in the back please. >> [inaudible] is there no relation between all these groups? with this issue dirt -- started during the assassination of abdullah azzam. unwed as my friend mentioned, would abu yahya al-libi would, he was born in 1963 and a this is confirmed when writing this was during the fighting in the green mountain all the support coming from the west and some arab countries supporting them to the top of the regime. it originally created to some arab regime. this was said in an interview in a magazine in 1996, issue 963, 964, 965. they created a
we were most of you probably read proust kaufman's op-ed in the washington post yesterday and if you didn't you should have is good, the two things i think bruce didn't mention there are that al-qaeda right now is doubling down on trying to delegitimize and discredit the pakistan and a regime, one, and secondly there are increasing their efforts to co-op with a public opinion surrounding the israeli-palestinian conflict and that's creating all sorts of problems for them but also opportunities....
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in washington. dan at the white house. laura schwartz in chicago served as director of events in the white house social office in the clinton administration. want to get us up to date on the new crash story? >> reporter: well, yeah. we got the statement from the secret service this morning. they were pointing out that now a third individual did manage to make the way into the white house here to that state dinner in november. this person according to the secret service went to a local hotel where the indian delegation was meeting and then hopped in a vehicle there and came into the white house. now the secret service says that they did go through -- that individual did go through a security screening and they don't believe at any time that individual got into the receiving line or had a chance to meet the president or the first lady. it's under investigation and clearly another embarrassing situation for this white house which we're talking about security issues, national security, and now a third individual managed to get
in washington. dan at the white house. laura schwartz in chicago served as director of events in the white house social office in the clinton administration. want to get us up to date on the new crash story? >> reporter: well, yeah. we got the statement from the secret service this morning. they were pointing out that now a third individual did manage to make the way into the white house here to that state dinner in november. this person according to the secret service went to a local...
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i run a small business in washington. there is no possible way that i could make a contract to build a house with somebody on the order that we are making our legislation in washington. senator reid comes out and i will let you and call it a health care bill:1900 pages, 2000 pages. and he himself says he cannot read it, because he could not understand it even if he read it. and places like c-span do not put -- pick up on that, that tells me something is structurally incorrect in the whole process. i am of average intelligence, and there is no possible way i could read a 2000 page bill and begin to comprehend it in any way shape or form. as far as i'm concerned, anything before congress that is more than an easily readable bill should just be kicked out right now it done away with -- and done away with. the people who voted for it should have to stand up with me and at the american people, and look us in the eye and say yes, i have read and understand the bill currently before congress. [applause] >> i like your analogy ab
i run a small business in washington. there is no possible way that i could make a contract to build a house with somebody on the order that we are making our legislation in washington. senator reid comes out and i will let you and call it a health care bill:1900 pages, 2000 pages. and he himself says he cannot read it, because he could not understand it even if he read it. and places like c-span do not put -- pick up on that, that tells me something is structurally incorrect in the whole...
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the grounds of the warehouser lumbered magnet fortune worth of lumber magnate were headquartered in washington. molly was living above the cloud line, hanging out with friends. the most powerful lumber family in america. her boyfriend was out there. she was going to go join him. and he drove his motorcycle, italian imported motorcycle basically into a guardrail and died instantly. she went to his wedding dress as it would've -- forgive me. she went to his funeral dressed as a widow, dressed in black and dale. and her life was changed. we maintain this is armchair psychology. you might call it that check we maintain that event had to happen for molly to be liberated in a sense to go on and become molly ivins, champion of progressive political causes, social justice warrior, that she, you know, you might judge us when you read and say that's a canard. that's a literary device that you choose to explain this thing. we write in the book, his ashes were dispensed into the long island sound, and by his family and it was as if molly -- holding molly down, these expectations to join above the cloud li
the grounds of the warehouser lumbered magnet fortune worth of lumber magnate were headquartered in washington. molly was living above the cloud line, hanging out with friends. the most powerful lumber family in america. her boyfriend was out there. she was going to go join him. and he drove his motorcycle, italian imported motorcycle basically into a guardrail and died instantly. she went to his wedding dress as it would've -- forgive me. she went to his funeral dressed as a widow, dressed in...
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the grounds of the warehouser lumber magnate fortune, where the lumber magnates were headquartered in washington. molly was living above the cloud line, just hanging out with friends who were extraordinarily wealthy, the most powerful lumber family in america. her boyfriend was out there and she was going to go join them. and he drove his ducati, his motorcycle, italian imported motorcycle basically into a guard rail and died instantly. she went to his wedding dressed as a -- excuse me, forgive me. she went to his funeral dressed as a widow, dressed in black and avail. and her life was irrevocably changed. we maintain this as our psychology, you might call a psycho that that event had to happen for molly to be liberated in a sense to go on and become molly ivins, champion of a progressive political causes, a social justice warrior. and, you know, you may judge us when he read and save sheet that's a literary device and some sort of terms used to explain this thing and get even very literal. i write in the book back as his ashes were dispensed into the long island sound and by his family it was
the grounds of the warehouser lumber magnate fortune, where the lumber magnates were headquartered in washington. molly was living above the cloud line, just hanging out with friends who were extraordinarily wealthy, the most powerful lumber family in america. her boyfriend was out there and she was going to go join them. and he drove his ducati, his motorcycle, italian imported motorcycle basically into a guard rail and died instantly. she went to his wedding dressed as a -- excuse me,...
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they did not trust washington. their trust in obama is plunging. somebody has got to make this democracy work, so if he can get a health care bill through, and it will not take effect for years, so you're not going to see any impact from it, but it is an accomplishment. it is showing that somehow out of the chaos, he could get something large done. i think that might make people more confident about what else he can achieve, and it is going to modestly restore capital. i do not want to overstate that. the senate is not going to want to go to the next divisive issue, which is climate change and talk about, let's talk about raising the cost of fuels. i do not see that happening. i agree with the underlying point, which is that so far this has been a president that is almost passive. he has been willing to lay out broad goals and led his party take rains, and the results are not beautiful, but the fundamental question is, compared to what? had he tried to lay out the template for health-care reform in the beginning, my guess is it would look nothing l
they did not trust washington. their trust in obama is plunging. somebody has got to make this democracy work, so if he can get a health care bill through, and it will not take effect for years, so you're not going to see any impact from it, but it is an accomplishment. it is showing that somehow out of the chaos, he could get something large done. i think that might make people more confident about what else he can achieve, and it is going to modestly restore capital. i do not want to...
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chris: keowa, washington next. independent line. stpwhrao good morni john: i would like to ask the individual why it is his understanding why our nationñr doesn't engage our own citizenry to the level that we expect other nations to engage their citizenry in regard to this drug probl problem. our nation predominantly is creating the need for it. other nations' citizens are supplying it. why don't we apply the same pressure and intensity of effort in our own land? thank you. guest: well, that is an excellent question. as a matter of fact, it is a question mexican governments have been asking american governments at least since i can remember, sense 1969 when the first crisis occurred with president nixon who had recently opinion inaugurated. i think that the answer lies in the fact that highly industrialized societies like the united states an western europe, now eastern europe, russia in particular, have a certain degree of drug consumption. there is a certain percentage of people in these societies, big middle class societies with
chris: keowa, washington next. independent line. stpwhrao good morni john: i would like to ask the individual why it is his understanding why our nationñr doesn't engage our own citizenry to the level that we expect other nations to engage their citizenry in regard to this drug probl problem. our nation predominantly is creating the need for it. other nations' citizens are supplying it. why don't we apply the same pressure and intensity of effort in our own land? thank you. guest: well, that...
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it was george washington who noted in his first inaugural address a timeless truth. the smiles of heaven can never be expected to remain on a nation that disregards the eternal rules of order and right which heaven itself has ordained. it is right to help one another. it is right to work together to get results and solve problems. it is right to provide opportunities for all our citizens. so, my fellow virginiaens, my friends, leaders from across the state, let us heed the words of the father of our country. employ these eternal rules of order to right, and get to work for the good of the people of virginia. thank you. god bless virginia. and god blets this great country. [cheers and applause] >> so bob mcdonnell now officially the governor of virginia, he becomes the state ds 71st chief scuteyi and will give his first staid address next week. that will begin live at 7:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span. this weekend on book tv, marine corps university professor on military leadership and winning counter insurgency wars. also, children's book auttedsor and illustrator on
it was george washington who noted in his first inaugural address a timeless truth. the smiles of heaven can never be expected to remain on a nation that disregards the eternal rules of order and right which heaven itself has ordained. it is right to help one another. it is right to work together to get results and solve problems. it is right to provide opportunities for all our citizens. so, my fellow virginiaens, my friends, leaders from across the state, let us heed the words of the father...
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the failure of bear stearns, leeman, washington mutual and a.i.g. largely stem from the sharp declines in mortgage values, and although the congress gave the federal reserve authority to address lending standards and subprime loans when it passed the homeownership and equity protection act in 1994, the fed failed to enact strong regulations until 2008, more than two years under -- into chairman bernanke's term. in addition, ben bernanke's federal reserve has failed to adequately supervise many of our largest financial institutions, most notably citigroup. for years, it's been no secret that the problems of citigroup have been well known everywhere, but the federal reserve always sought to look the other way rather than deal with its complicated problems. by failing to address citigroup during the good times, the federal reserve left our largest financial institution at that time highly vulnerable to the next downturn. in the end, the federal government had to inject inject $40 billion and guarantee more than $300 billion of citigroup's assets. the f
the failure of bear stearns, leeman, washington mutual and a.i.g. largely stem from the sharp declines in mortgage values, and although the congress gave the federal reserve authority to address lending standards and subprime loans when it passed the homeownership and equity protection act in 1994, the fed failed to enact strong regulations until 2008, more than two years under -- into chairman bernanke's term. in addition, ben bernanke's federal reserve has failed to adequately supervise many...
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the washington center. go ahead on the democrats line. caller: hi, yes. i just want to let all the americans know that why should we put the republicans back in office when they were in office, they didn't do anything. they literally brought down the whole company. i am a democrat. i'm thinking about changing my -- going independent. i feel like that's what everybody should do. i'm disappointed in the democrats. i'm also disappointed in the republicans. i think that both of them are have made a mockery out of all of this regarding the healthcare. i do want to give a shoutout. there was healthcare in kansas city, missouri. i do not have insurance. i have been laid off for a whole year. i went. i found out that when i did go, i found out that i was a diabetic. i also found out that i had high cholesterol, and i thank god for them coming here, and i did follow up. i followed up with my doctor. it cost me $98. i paid it out of my pocket. they did draw my habes in the doctor's office -- they did draw my labs in
the washington center. go ahead on the democrats line. caller: hi, yes. i just want to let all the americans know that why should we put the republicans back in office when they were in office, they didn't do anything. they literally brought down the whole company. i am a democrat. i'm thinking about changing my -- going independent. i feel like that's what everybody should do. i'm disappointed in the democrats. i'm also disappointed in the republicans. i think that both of them are have made a...
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host: this is a piece in the "washington *." -- washington times." they write that nearly 27,000 people are facing serious federal charges related to immigration in 2009. the chief justice has a report on the judiciary. three-fourths of the people enter the united states after being sent home before. what about the aspects of this that are against the law, even if this is shrinking? guest: the numbers are in line with the economic progress in the country. this shows that long before president bush was enforcing this strategy, the numbers would go up and down if jobs were available. the question is what is driving people to come to the united states. the major issue is economic prosperity. when the recession hits, people did not come as much. but we know that this will not last. all the predictions are moving out of the recession. and there will be a growth in jobs. what this means is that if this is killed by the economic needs, then the legal immigration will have to be addressed. -- the illegal immigration will have to be addressed. we have 12 mill
host: this is a piece in the "washington *." -- washington times." they write that nearly 27,000 people are facing serious federal charges related to immigration in 2009. the chief justice has a report on the judiciary. three-fourths of the people enter the united states after being sent home before. what about the aspects of this that are against the law, even if this is shrinking? guest: the numbers are in line with the economic progress in the country. this shows that long...
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jefferson college in washington p.a. there's been discussion and overworry and underworry about the media of the president. do you think the president should be this exposed out in the media and in the public or do you feel that people are overreacting? >> i think the media likes to make a story about how overexposed barack obama is. i'm not sure that regular people really care that much about it. if the media hadn't been the ones talking about it so much over the autumn. >> as members of the media, i have to say, i mean, i could see both sides of this, but on your -- the one main point that is the media driving it, i talk to a lot of real people back home oral not just in the beltway, so are saying of time i turn on a tv, obama is on all five sunday shows, then he's on the cooking channel, then he's on espn, talking baseball or whatever, and that's fine. you know, on the other side of it, i will say i think there was a lot of, you know, pundits, overdoing that he was over exposed, because you know, frankly, it's a free
jefferson college in washington p.a. there's been discussion and overworry and underworry about the media of the president. do you think the president should be this exposed out in the media and in the public or do you feel that people are overreacting? >> i think the media likes to make a story about how overexposed barack obama is. i'm not sure that regular people really care that much about it. if the media hadn't been the ones talking about it so much over the autumn. >> as...
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host: this is a piece in the "washington *." -- washington times." they write that nearly 27,000 people are facing serious federal charges related to immigration in 2009. the chief justice has a report on the judiciary. three-fourths of the people enter the united states after being sent home before. what about the aspects of this that are against the law, even if this is shrinking? guest: the numbers are in line with the economic progress in the country. this shows that long before president bush was enforcing this strategy, the numbers would go up and down if jobs were available. the question is what is driving people to come to the united states. the major issue is economic prosperity. when the recession hits, people did not come as much. but we know that this will not last. all the predictions are moving out of the recession. and there will be a growth in jobs. what this means is that if this is killed by the economic needs, then the legal immigration will have to be addressed. -- the illegal immigration will have to be addressed. we have 12 mill
host: this is a piece in the "washington *." -- washington times." they write that nearly 27,000 people are facing serious federal charges related to immigration in 2009. the chief justice has a report on the judiciary. three-fourths of the people enter the united states after being sent home before. what about the aspects of this that are against the law, even if this is shrinking? guest: the numbers are in line with the economic progress in the country. this shows that long...
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and so on the part of the editor and the publisher tft "washington post" it was an -- of "the washington post," it was an extremely important and gutsy decision. because sometimes the evidence was not absolutely there. it seemed to be moving toward a conclusion, but it wasn't there. and then of course if the u.s. government at that time under president nixon asked the attorney general to put out an injunction to stop "the washington post" from publication. which could have been a direct interference with freedom of the press. so the supreme court ruled the right way a week or two later. it all happen very, very swiftly. the impact of the story was enormous. it led to the toppling of the government, to the resignation of a president, two steps ahead of almost certain impeachment. it put the country into a terrible tailspin and i would submit that we're still not out of that. and it ignited in young journalists the belief that they could automatically become a woodward or a burn stein. so on the one hand the excitement into doing investigative reporting is very good. president overexciteme
and so on the part of the editor and the publisher tft "washington post" it was an -- of "the washington post," it was an extremely important and gutsy decision. because sometimes the evidence was not absolutely there. it seemed to be moving toward a conclusion, but it wasn't there. and then of course if the u.s. government at that time under president nixon asked the attorney general to put out an injunction to stop "the washington post" from publication. which...
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this morning on "the washington journal." we want to get your thoughts on the culture in washington. does it need to change bailout for democrats, 202-737-0002. for republicans, 202-737-0001. for independents, 202-628-0205. -- does it need to change? we begin this morning with this article, "washington culture leaves little hope for change." when asked this week, "70% believe that the government was unhealthy or in need of large reform. that is up from 43% just after the election of george w. bush. to the degree that they could send a message out of massachusetts, it was not a message to obama, it was a message about what is going on in washington. the better answer lies in the culture of the capital, where every problem is seen less as an issue to be resolved and more as a tool for a political position, where every position is automatically a failed by the other side's 24/7 political attack machine. with lawmakers failing to meet a compromise, they are failing their own party activists. this culture makes a retreat to partis
this morning on "the washington journal." we want to get your thoughts on the culture in washington. does it need to change bailout for democrats, 202-737-0002. for republicans, 202-737-0001. for independents, 202-628-0205. -- does it need to change? we begin this morning with this article, "washington culture leaves little hope for change." when asked this week, "70% believe that the government was unhealthy or in need of large reform. that is up from 43% just after...
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washington d.c. has done an abysmal job of securing our borders. >> both the governor and the senator continued to give lip service to a problem that is plaguing taxes. it is hurting all of us. immigrants and citizens alike. we must get serious about illegal immigration i. we must stand up against washington d.c., a primary reason for the rising health- care costs is a federal legislation that we need to stop those incentives. >> i wish we had more time for all of this. we are at the end of our debate portion. we have time for closing statements. >> many of you have had to work very hard to ensure that we had a voice on this stage tonight. i hope you can tell by my answers that i would lead us along the path less traveled and that will make all the different for taxes. we have a real opportunity here to restore true private property m&=[wçy
washington d.c. has done an abysmal job of securing our borders. >> both the governor and the senator continued to give lip service to a problem that is plaguing taxes. it is hurting all of us. immigrants and citizens alike. we must get serious about illegal immigration i. we must stand up against washington d.c., a primary reason for the rising health- care costs is a federal legislation that we need to stop those incentives. >> i wish we had more time for all of this. we are at...
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in a few weeks i will visit washington. lemieu's office when i called them -- at get any return phone calls or insight. faughalan is stepping them. that seed will be open. they say that our governor will run for senator. he is a good man and has done a lot for florida. -- that seat will be open when alan is stepping down. host: she is interested in financial reform legislation which is senator dodd's committee. a number of analysis pieces. here is one. . . he can just get down to legislating. he has a very good relationship with the ranking member, senator shelby. but the issue is, that consumer protection agency does not have -- will not have 60 votes and if it is going to pass the senate and think it could be something similar to the public option, where it they get it through the senate they will have to hash out the differences in conference. host: texas, richard, republican. caller: my comment is i feel if this republic is going to be saved, we just about have to repeal the 17th amendment just like real -- we repealed
in a few weeks i will visit washington. lemieu's office when i called them -- at get any return phone calls or insight. faughalan is stepping them. that seed will be open. they say that our governor will run for senator. he is a good man and has done a lot for florida. -- that seat will be open when alan is stepping down. host: she is interested in financial reform legislation which is senator dodd's committee. a number of analysis pieces. here is one. . . he can just get down to legislating....
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eastern on "washington journal". the white house briefing room is where we will hear from former arizona governor janet napolitano and others. that is expected to take place at 5:15 eastern time. during the course of the day, these things tend to run late. john is joining us from san antonio on the independent line. thank you for joining us. caller: hello? i think the president did a good job with his speech under the circumstances. al qaeda and taliban -- their favorite station is probably c- span and watching american media and watching all politics is going here. from this attack, it was obviously hastily put together. and it is almost like they created this attack -- they knew it would cause a lot of problems with politics in the u.s., and they won. we have not even got into the congressional committees that are all going to be talking about this. i think they were successful, because they know the politics in the u.s. it's out of control right now, the partisan politics. host: kelly is joining us on the democrat
eastern on "washington journal". the white house briefing room is where we will hear from former arizona governor janet napolitano and others. that is expected to take place at 5:15 eastern time. during the course of the day, these things tend to run late. john is joining us from san antonio on the independent line. thank you for joining us. caller: hello? i think the president did a good job with his speech under the circumstances. al qaeda and taliban -- their favorite station is...
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boxer: "the washington post" said about the murkowski amendment, "hobbling the e.p.a. isn't the right course. the correct response is to provide a better alternative," but obviously they're not in favor of overturning an endangerment finding. "the scranton times tribune," very important, i think editorial. there should be little debate on the premise that cleaner air is healthier. and i think that's really what we're saying. the scientists are saying, let's clean up the carbon and have healthier air. "the st. louis post dispatch" has a very, very good -- very good editorial here. and they also come out against this kind of a move by senator murkowski and big oil and big coal, and they feel this vote is a very, very important vote. so in summary, i would just say this: i don't want the american people to misunderstand what is before us in this resolution that will be coming up for a vote at a time determined by senator murkowski, as i understand it, under the rules. she is using the rules to be able to do this. i don't think the american people should be misled into thi
boxer: "the washington post" said about the murkowski amendment, "hobbling the e.p.a. isn't the right course. the correct response is to provide a better alternative," but obviously they're not in favor of overturning an endangerment finding. "the scranton times tribune," very important, i think editorial. there should be little debate on the premise that cleaner air is healthier. and i think that's really what we're saying. the scientists are saying, let's clean...
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we should not to go to washington every time to have a cat to get us from washington. we should be able to fix the problems on our own and we can do that very easily. >> ms. coakley, can you promise the voters if you're elected who will vote for this national health care plan regardless of how it is changed here in conference? especially on abortion. >> what i said as i support the plan coming out of the senate. >> what if it is more restrictive as in the house? >> i is that i would not vote for a plan that has stupak in it. >> to become the 41st letter against it? >> affably that will be the choice. >> you will only vote for the senate bill? >> i will vote for the senate bill or some reason the facsimile of it. >> excuse me, it will not be the facsimile bill. it will be a compromise and bottom line is regardless of what version comes out, this bill is not good for massachusetts. it is going to cost us jobs. it is going to cost is very real jobs at a time when we cannot afford it. >> the ministry question on a lot of peoples mind. you said you are for health care refor
we should not to go to washington every time to have a cat to get us from washington. we should be able to fix the problems on our own and we can do that very easily. >> ms. coakley, can you promise the voters if you're elected who will vote for this national health care plan regardless of how it is changed here in conference? especially on abortion. >> what i said as i support the plan coming out of the senate. >> what if it is more restrictive as in the house? >> i is...
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to continue being so washington. when we are in town, we spend a lot of time looking at polls and determining which party has the upper hand, and so on, and so on, and so on. that is their obsession. i am not a pundit. i am just the president. take that for what it is worth. i cannot believe the american people want us to focus on our job security. they want us to focus on their job security. [applause] >> i cannot think there want more gridlock are more partisanship. i do not think they want more destruction. they did not send us to washington to fight each other and some sort of political cage match to see who comes out alive. that is not what they want. they sent us to washington to work together, to get things done, and to solve the problems that are grappling with. i think your constituents would want to know that despite that it does not get attention, we have worked together on a number of locations. we have acted in a bipartisan fashion. i want to thank you for reaching across the aisle. there has been broad
to continue being so washington. when we are in town, we spend a lot of time looking at polls and determining which party has the upper hand, and so on, and so on, and so on. that is their obsession. i am not a pundit. i am just the president. take that for what it is worth. i cannot believe the american people want us to focus on our job security. they want us to focus on their job security. [applause] >> i cannot think there want more gridlock are more partisanship. i do not think they...
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jason scored his first for washington. the capitals win big 8-1. largest margin of victory this season. the caps have also won three straight. wild card saturday here on nbc 4, eagles against the cowboys, pretty much all dallas in this one. here in the third quarter, felix jones goes 73 yards for a touchdown. cowboys crush the eagles 34-14. their first playoff victory in 13 years. dallas will meet minnesota in the next round. in cincinnati. jets taking on the bengals. jets beat the bengals for the second week in a row, 24-14. college hoops. 12th rank georgetown hosting number 13 uconn. uconn. the hoyas trailed but they came back. georgetown rallied back to win it 72-69. that's your "sports minute." i'm hakem dermish, have a great day. >>> we're -- the time is 7:39. appearances can be deceiving. why your fatness doesn't necessarily determine your fitness. >>> the husband of a missing utah woman is packing up his bags and moving out. friends and family members helped josh powell load items into a rental truck as he prepares to move from utah to washi
jason scored his first for washington. the capitals win big 8-1. largest margin of victory this season. the caps have also won three straight. wild card saturday here on nbc 4, eagles against the cowboys, pretty much all dallas in this one. here in the third quarter, felix jones goes 73 yards for a touchdown. cowboys crush the eagles 34-14. their first playoff victory in 13 years. dallas will meet minnesota in the next round. in cincinnati. jets taking on the bengals. jets beat the bengals for...